Hooch tragedy: Cops placed under suspension

A senior police officer has been transferred and his subordinates placed under suspension on the charge of dereliction of duty in connection with Tuesday's hooch tragedy that claimed five lives in Meerut.

Police sources on Thursday said a man, who also consumed the spurious liquor at Gautam Nagar in district's Ramraj area, was in a critical condition.

While circle officer (Mawana) Divangar Kushawa was shifted to DIG office, SHO ((Behsuma) Amar Singh and four other personnel were placed under suspension.

Liquor allegedly brought from Khadar area in Ramraj had been contaminated. The deceased were identified as Braham Pal, Ram Chandra, Raj Kumar, Arvind and Satpal.

Police have arrested three persons for illegal sale of country liquor in the area.

Liquor samples were sent for laboratory tests in Delhi.

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